S.Anbu v. Vivek Pandy Ias

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF MADRAS

DATED: 23.04.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH Cont.P.No.234 to 236 of 2013 1.Mrs.S.Anbu 2.R.Gunasekaran 3.M.Parayavarthan 4.S.Sundaram 5.E.Darmalingam 6.R.Gowmathi ... Petitioners in Cont.P.No.234 of 2013 1.V.Karthik 2.B.Sulochana 3.S.Gunasegaran 4.R.Kanthaperumal 5.B.Prem 6.S.Sinrajulu 7.A.Murugaiyan 8.L.Veeraragavapuruman @ Arun 9.A.Kamalathasan 10.B.Gopinathan 11.R.Purusothaman 12.T.Selvaganapathy 13.M.Murugasamy ... Petitioners in Cont.P.No.235 of 2013 1/3

1.K.Subrayalu 2.M.Mariapan 3.A.Velmurugan ... Petitioners in Cont.P.No.236 of 2013 Vs Mr.Vivek Pandy, I.A.S., Secretary to Government, Women & Child Welfare Department, Puducherry.

... Respondent in all cases Prayer in Cont.P.No.234 of 2013: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Court Act, praying to punish the respondent for willful disobedience of the order passed by this Court in M.P.No.2 of 2012 in W.P.No.24508 of 2012 dated 19.10.2012.

Prayer in Cont.P.No.235 of 2013: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Court Act, praying to punish the respondent for willful disobedience of the order passed by this Court in M.P.No.2 of 2012 in W.P.No.26370 of 2012 dated 19.10.2012.

Prayer in Cont.P.No.236 of 2013: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Court Act, praying to punish the respondent for willful disobedience of the order passed by this Court in M.P.No.2 of 2012 in W.P.No.26371 of 2012 dated 19.10.2012.

For Petitioners : Mr.L.Chandrakumar (in all cases) For Respondent : Mr.Djeerany, GA (Pondicherry) (in all cases) COMMON ORDER The present petitions are filed seeking to punish the respondents for having committed contempt of court by disobeying the orders of this Court dated 19.10.2012.

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2. It is stated by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the orders of the Writ Court, against which the present contempt petitions have been filed, have been appealed before the Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court in W.A.Nos.69 to 74 of 2019 and by order dated 17.02.2020, the order of the Writ Court has been stayed.

3. Hence, it would not be appropriate for this Court to continue with the contempt proceedings, when the Hon'ble Division Bench has seized off the matter. Accordingly, the contempt petitions stand closed. However, if the petitioners are of the view that the disobedience continues even after the decision of the Hon'ble Division Bench, it is open to them to exercise their rights in accordance with law.

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GS/06/07/2021 To The Secretary to Government, Women & Child Welfare Department, Puducherry.

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